LONG-TERM COURSES · VISA ELIGIBLE
Long-term courses.
If Italy has stolen your heart, and you are a non-EU student, by taking one of our courses, you will be able to apply for a visa for foreign students and immerse yourself in the language and culture of Italy. Day after day, you will learn to maneuver between grammar and vocabulary. And in a few months you will be the one correcting your Italian friends' subjunctive.
If you are a beginner and you want to improve your Italian, it is enough to start with a four-month course to go from an A1 to an A2 level. To prepare yourself for a professional institute, a study program of at least 6 months will be ideal. If you want to attend university, follow a nine-month course, because you will be asked to have a B2 level and you will need to communicate with ease. Our year-long courses, instead, will permit you to sit the highest level CILS and CELI certificate exams, both of which are recognized the world over, especially in workplaces.
Now it is up to you: no matter what the course, you have the freedom to choose the length of your course and to decide how to attend the lessons: whether in group, or combined with some hours of individual study. Don't worry if you don't know Italian well: every week you will find a class at your level already up and running.
Programme lengths
4 months
Enough to go from A1 to A2 level — ideal as a starter program for a beginner who wants to improve in Italian quickly.
6 months
Ideal to prepare yourself for an Italian professional institute. Realistic progression for serious learners targeting a specific qualification.
9 months
For students aiming at university enrolment in Italy. You will be asked to have a B2 level and to communicate with ease — a nine-month course brings you there.
12 months
A year-long course permits you to sit the highest-level CILS and CELI certificate exams, both recognized the world over — especially in workplaces.
The documentation framework
The reason students choose us for long-term is not the lessons (you can get Italian lessons in 200 schools). It is that the documentation actually works at the consulate and the prefecture. Concretely:
Pre-departure
Enrolment certificate in consulate-accepted format, programme syllabus, weekly hours breakdown, accommodation declaration where required, fee receipt. Issued on consulate-grade letterhead in the layout your specific consulate expects.
Post-arrival
Support for residence permit application (Permesso di Soggiorno), codice fiscale, opening a bank account if needed, registration with local authorities. We do this every week — not as an exception.
Ongoing
Attendance tracking issued in formats consulates and prefectures accept for renewals and for verification requests. Reports issued on request, not on demand.
At the end
Final certificate with documented level achieved (CEFR), total hours attended, and accreditation references. Suitable for university enrolment, professional registration, or citizenship applications.
Standard or Light, inside a long-term?
Both Standard and Light long-term are fully study-visa eligible — the consulate accepts either. Standard long-term (20 in-class lessons/week, 12+ weeks) gives you the highest classroom hour count and the fastest progression. Light long-term is right if you are also working, raising a family, or renewing a residence permit and need a documented commitment without the full classroom load — same documented weekly total, lighter daily schedule, lower price.
Daily schedule
Same as Standard / Light: a morning or afternoon block, Monday to Friday. Schedule is assigned at enrolment based on level group and capacity.
Morning block
10:00 – 11:30 · break · 11:45 – 13:15. Monday – Friday.
Afternoon block
14:00 – 15:30 · break · 15:45 – 17:15. Monday – Friday.
Pricing 2026 — long-term programmes
The same per-programme prices as Standard and Light, run over the duration you choose. Visa documentation is included; there is no separate "visa support fee".
| Duration | Standard 2026 | Light 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 3 months | €1.995 | €1.325 |
| 4 months | €2.495 | €1.735 |
| 6 months | €3.460 | €2.690 |
| 9 months | €4.570 | €3.415 |
| 12 months | €5.290 | €4.070 |
The visa pathway, step by step
- Enrolment. You pick a long-term programme (Standard or Light, 3–12 months) and a start date. We confirm the cohort and issue the enrolment certificate.
- Pre-departure pack. Within a few working days you receive a consulate-grade document pack: enrolment certificate, syllabus, weekly hours breakdown, accommodation declaration, fee receipt — in the layout your specific consulate expects.
- Consulate appointment. You book the appointment with the Italian consulate in your jurisdiction, submit the file, and wait for the visa decision. Typical lead time: 4–8 weeks in most consulates; some require 90 days. We support remotely if anything is missing.
- Arrival in Italy. Within 8 days of entry you apply for the residence permit (Permesso di Soggiorno) at the post office and police headquarters (Questura). We provide the support pack and walk you through it.
- Ongoing. Attendance is tracked and reported in formats consulates and prefectures accept for renewals and verification requests. Codice fiscale, bank account, local registration: handled as you need them.
- End of programme. Final certificate documents the CEFR level achieved, hours attended, and our accreditation references. Usable for university enrolment, professional registration, or citizenship.
Beginner start dates 2026
Long-term programmes for absolute beginners use these fixed cohort dates so a full A1.1 group can start together. Levels A2 through C2: continuous Monday enrolment.
2026 cohorts: 5 Jan · 2 Feb · 2 Mar · 30 Mar · 27 Apr · 25 May · 22 Jun · 20 Jul · 31 Aug · 28 Sep · 26 Oct · 23 Nov.
Where to take a long-term programme
Milan
Working city; long-term Light particularly suited to professionals already in Italy.
Florence
On-campus residence available; long-term Standard for pre-university students particularly strong here.
Mantua
Low cost of living, low distraction; particularly suited to 6 to 12-month immersion programmes.
Turin
Real working city with a more mature student profile; suited to long-term students aiming at Italian university enrolment.
Connected pages
Student visa for Italy — the visa application process step by step.
Visa & residence permit support — the on-the-ground services we provide before and after arrival.
Residence permit renewal course — the dedicated pathway for students already in Italy whose permit comes up for renewal.
Talk to us about your long-term plan
Tell us your nationality (for the right consulate guidance), your dates, your current level, your goal at the end (CILS? university enrolment? citizenship application? residence permit renewal?). We respond with a concrete long-term plan — programme length, format, city, documentation pathway.
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